Constitution of Japan (postwar)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Constitution_of_Japan_(postwar)

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Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:constitutional_law
gptkbp:adoptedBy	1946-11-03
gptkbp:amendmentProcess	requires two-thirds Diet approval and majority referendum
gptkbp:category	Japanese law 1947 in law 1947 in Japan Postwar constitution
gptkbp:contains	gptkb:Bill_of_Rights gptkb:Article_9 provisions for constitutional monarchy provisions for parliamentary government
gptkbp:country	gptkb:Japan
gptkbp:draftedBy	gptkb:Supreme_Commander_for_the_Allied_Powers gptkb:Constitutional_Research_Commission
gptkbp:establishes	gptkb:National_Diet gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_Japan Japanese government Emperor as symbol of the state
gptkbp:guarantees	freedom of speech freedom of religion freedom of assembly universal suffrage freedom of association fundamental human rights
gptkbp:hasNotBeenAmended	true
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Constitution of Japan (postwar)
gptkbp:influencedBy	gptkb:Meiji_Constitution gptkb:United_States_Constitution British constitutional principles
gptkbp:language	Japanese
gptkbp:manuscriptLocation	gptkb:National_Archives_of_Japan
gptkbp:nativeName	gptkb:日本国憲法
gptkbp:nickname	gptkb:Postwar_Constitution gptkb:Peace_Constitution
gptkbp:numberOfArticles	103
gptkbp:officialName	gptkb:Constitution_of_Japan
gptkbp:prohibits	war as a sovereign right maintenance of military forces for warfare
gptkbp:promotion	gptkb:Emperor_Hirohito
gptkbp:relatedEvent	gptkb:Allied_occupation_of_Japan Japanese surrender in World War II
gptkbp:relatedTo	gptkb:Meiji_Constitution gptkb:Potsdam_Declaration
gptkbp:replacedBy	gptkb:Meiji_Constitution
gptkbp:startDate	1947-05-03
gptkbp:type	written constitution unitary constitution
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Shidehara_Kijuro
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6